Archive: News Story

• Alumni Offer Medical School Advice at Inspiring Panel for Minority Students

  Two Georgetown student organizations hosted a panel discussion for current undergraduate students from minority communities to hear from four recent alumni of Georgetown College and the School of Nursing & Health Studies who are now enrolled in medical school.

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• Human Science Senior Plans Career as Cancer Researcher, Physician

  Senior human science major Lindsay Caprio (NHS’19) has spent her undergraduate years building her skills in laboratory research. She hopes to enter a MD-PhD program upon graduation from Georgetown with the goal of being a pediatric oncologist and cancer researcher. She is an active volunteer and enjoys her work with Catholic Ministry on campus.

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• Formation of a Global Caregiver

  Bernhard Liese, MD, DSc, MPH, chair of the Department of International Health, and program alumni Hannah Kelly (NHS’18) and Michael DeLuca (NHS’09, MS’15, M’16), MD, are featured in this ew “Georgetown Medicine” magazine article, “Formation of a Global Caregiver: Learning Comes to Life Through Practical Experience in Global Health.”

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• Health on the Move: Understanding People—and Disease—in Transit

  Social epidemiologist Jennifer Huang Bouey, PhD, the Susan H. Mayer Professor in Health Equity and associate professor of international health, is featured in the “Georgetown Medicine” magazine story, “Health on the Move: Understanding People—and Disease—in Transit.”

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• Georgetown Junior Nursing Majors Plan Second Lourdes Pilgrimage

  During summer break, Nicole Chen (NHS’20) and Rebecca Kazor (NHS’20), two junior nursing majors at the School of Nursing & Health Studies, participated in a religious pilgrimage to Lourdes, France. Now, the two are leading a fundraising effort to support 10 student participants in 2019.

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• Global Health Major Researches Antiretroviral Nonadherence in Tanzania

  Global health major Madeline Leonard (NHS’19) is in Tanzania this semester, taking part in the Department of International Health’s 12-credit research practicum experience for seniors.

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• Senior Spends Semester in Ghana Researching Postnatal Care

  Khalida Saalim (NHS’19), a global health major, is spending the fall semester in Ghana as a part of the Department of International Health’s 12-credit research practicum experience for seniors.

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• GU Health Systems Administration Professor Earns Campus Compact Award

  Christopher King, PhD, FACHE, associate professor of health systems administration at the School of Nursing & Health Studies, will be recognized by Campus Compact for his community-based academic work.

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• New Federal Grant to Support GU Students Aspiring to Be Faculty

  Ella T. Heitzler, PhD, WHNP, FNP, RNC-OB, assistant professor of advanced nursing practice at the School of Nursing & Health Studies, is principal investigator of a new federal grant award to bolster the nation’s nursing faculty workforce.

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• Georgetown Achieves Center of Excellence Status from National League for Nursing

  The School of Nursing & Health Studies, reflecting its deep commitment to the educational and professional development of graduate and undergraduate students, has achieved a significant new national designation as a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education by the National League for Nursing.

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